FOSSA Alternatives

FOSSA is described as 'Offers automated license scanning, dependency analysis and reports at each commit. Get a process up an running in 60 seconds, without slowing down development' and is a vulnerability scanner in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to FOSSA, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best FOSSA alternative is HarborGuard. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try HarborGuard or Mend Renovate. Other great sites and apps similar to FOSSA are spdx-tool, ScanCode, Black Duck Software and Mend Bolt.

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  1. HarborGuard icon
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    HarborGuard is a unified security scanning platform that provides deep vulnerability analysis and visualization for Docker images using industry-leading security tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Typescript
     
    • HarborGuard is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to FOSSA.

    • HarborGuard is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to FOSSA.

    • HarborGuard is Free Personal and Open SourceFOSSA is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Mend Renovate icon
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    Mend Renovate is a software product that helps developers automate dependency updates by identifying new package versions and delivering them to the application's codebase. It can generate pull requests and issues in the repository with details about the updates, including...

    20 Mend Renovate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • GitHub Marketplace
    • Docker
    • GitLab
     
    • Mend Renovate is the most popular Web-based alternative to FOSSA.

    • Mend Renovate is Freemium and Open SourceFOSSA is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Dependency-Track is an intelligent Software Supply Chain Component Analysis platform that allows organizations to identify and reduce risk from the use of third-party and open source components.

    9 OWASP Dependency-Track alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • OWASP Dependency-Track is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to FOSSA.

    • OWASP Dependency-Track is Free and Open SourceFOSSA is Freemium and Proprietary
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    spdx-tool scans the source files to identify licenses used and it allows to update them in order to use the SPDX license format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • BSD
     
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    ScanCode is a suite of utilities used to scan a codebase for license, copyright and other interesting information that can be discovered in files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Organizations worldwide use Black Duck products to secure and manage open source software, eliminating pain related to open source security vulnerabilities and open source license compliance.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Black Duck Software is the most popular commercial alternative to FOSSA.

    • Black Duck Software is Paid and ProprietaryFOSSA is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Mend Bolt icon
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    Mend Bolt is designed to provide real-time security alerts and compliance issues related to your open source dependencies. It operates within Azure DevOps or GitHub, enabling you to identify and address open source vulnerabilities promptly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • GitHub
    • Azure DevOps
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
     
    • Mend Bolt is the most popular SaaS alternative to FOSSA.

    • Mend Bolt is Free and ProprietaryFOSSA is Freemium and Proprietary
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    FOSSology is an open source license compliance software system and toolkit. As a toolkit you can run license, copyright and export control scans from the command line. As a system, a database and web ui are provided to give you a compliance workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Ninka is a lightweight license identification tool for source code. It is sentence-based, and provides a simple way to identify open source licenses in a source code file. It is capable of identifying several dozen different licenses (and their variations).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Slic scans a codebase and identifies the license of each file. It can be extended to identify new licenses or change its detection of existing ones.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Licensee is a Ruby gem that automates the process of reading LICENSE files and compares their contents to known licenses using several strategies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Simplified license management of open source software for small organizations or departments.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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